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Joro spider

Nephilia clavata

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Description:

A member of the golden orb-weaver group. The female (shown in the photos) is about an inch long. Her web is very large with yellow threads.

Habitat:

I have many of these in my backyard.

Notes:

Supposedly they are only found in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China.

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Spiders of the Southeast

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PublishedOctober 23, 2014

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